2017 CAO and CBO Collaborations: Working Together for Student Success

Overview

At no time has the relationship between the chief academic officer (CAO) and the chief business officer (CBO) mattered more to the effective leadership of colleges and universities. Together, these individuals must develop a clear strategy and be effective at its execution, seek ways to align priorities and budgets, and innovate. Each requires the other to be effective and advance the institution they serve.

To help better understand and support this important relationship, The American Council on Education and the National Association of College and University Business Officers bring together CAOs and CBOs for an annual two-day meeting to address how to build effective partnerships and to meet current economic challenges.
This action-based workshop focuses on the dynamics between CBOs and CAOs and between these institutional leaders and their president, helps them develop a shared action agenda, and find solutions to challenging problems they face individually and collectively.

Please note that this program is designed for individuals from higher education institutions who report directly to the president.

Team Registration

This program is designed to foster the relationship between the chief academic officer (CAO) and the chief business officer (CBO) – and we encourage you to register together. Register both individuals from the same institution or organization and receive a team discount! Pay full price for one registrant and the additional registrant from the same institution will receive a $200 discount.

At no time in the recent history of higher education has the relationship between the CAO and the CBO mattered more. However, they often come from different backgrounds, have different experiences, and have different understandings of the levers and limits of their jobs. As a result, they find themselves face to face trying to bridge different cultures. This session frames these challenges.

9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Creating Thriving Institutions through CAO-CBO Collaboration

Speaker(s):Jacalyn Askin, NACUBORandy Roberson, NACUBO

CAO-CBO collaboration is critical to ensure that a college or university thrives. Using NACUBO’s higher education economic models framework, CAO and CBO pairs will explore their institution’s economic model to gain a greater understanding of each other’s perspective on important aspects of the institution. We will conclude by discussing ways to expand the conversation across your leadership team and campus.

Income inequality has been increasing in our country over the last four decades. Higher education has been a major engine for equal opportunity and economic mobility, and is even more important now than ever. Those with a degree have significantly higher lifetime earnings, lower unemployment rates, and other benefits like improved health. But access to higher education in America depends on income and race. If we want to increase educational attainment in America, which would be good for both individuals and the economy, we need to increase it for those groups for whom it is currently low, and this includes students from lower and middle-income families. This session will discuss the challenges of doing so, using Vassar College’s experiences in increasing the socioeconomic diversity of its student body over the last decade as a case study.

12:00 PM

Networking Lunch

1:00 PM

What You Need to Know About Student Affairs

Speaker(s):Clare Cady, HOPE Center for College, Community and JusticeKevin Kruger, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher EducationFelicia McGinty, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick Campus

The roles of the Chief Student Affairs Officer (CSAO) and the departments for which they are responsible have become significantly more complex. Serious issues such as sexual violence, campus protests, issues of race and gender identity, mental health concerns, Greek Life and substance abuse issues have become central to the work of student affairs professionals. Other themes around low-income and first generation degree attainment and the need to improve career readiness for students require effective campus-wide partnerships. This session will explore this wide range of critical and very public issues that CSAOs and student affairs face on campus.

2:30 PM

Team Time

3:00 PM

Refreshment Break

3:15 PM

How the Other Half Lives

Speaker(s):Connie Book, The Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaDawn Rhodes, University of Maryland BaltimoreLeona Sevick, Bridgewater CollegeMitchell Wein, Haverford College

CAOs and CBOs explore their perceptions of each other as well as the perceptions that others have of them. Groups visit the opposing room to see perceptions others have of their role and discuss implications.

5:00 PM

Reception

Tuesday, August 8

Explore emerging trends in academic and career advising models including addressing developmental needs of students in creating integrated pathways across their educational experience, the elevation of career services in the reporting hierarchy, the evolution of career services as a lifelong service, the use of technology to enhance services, and the role of community-focused career preparation. Discuss important considerations for evaluating the effectiveness of your institution’s current advising and career coaching models and how you might build the case for change.

9:30 AM

Spotlight on Financial Aid: Need-Based Aid and Merit-Based Aid

Speaker(s):Timothy Tracy, University of Kentucky

Despite an ongoing commitment by higher education leaders to create and maintain affordable post-secondary education, there has been, without question, a sizable and noticeable erosion of post-secondary affordability. Though multi-factorial, it’s clear that as low-tuition, low-aid models have evolved into high-tuition, high-aid models, more and more lower and middle class students have been squeezed out of these pathways. Learn about the University of Kentucky’s new initiative – UK LEADS – that radically changes how the university allocates institutional aid to impact student success.

In an ideal world, institutional missions are built to last, providing the framework that allows generations of leaders to remain constant to a core set of principles about whom the institution sets out to serve, with what educational values, to achieve what kinds of impact, and in what geographic context. Yet institutions must every few years reimagine their visions for the future, as well as the handful of key initiatives that enable them to realize those visions. Explore evidence-based approaches colleges and universities have taken to ensure that they remain market relevant and academically rigorous while also striving to take advantage of advances in pedagogy and education delivery. Reflect on your institution’s current practices managing the program portfolio from both an academic and a financial perspective.

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Program Adjourns

Hotel

Willard InterContinental Hotel

Often called the Crown Jewel of Pennsylvania Avenue, The Willard InterContinental is conveniently located just one block from the White House. Internationally known as one of the best hotels in Washington D.C., The Willard's unique blend of contemporary luxury, historic charm and sustainable hospitality subtly reflects the spirit of the city. Insiders and newcomers alike will delight in their stay at The Willard.
The Willard’s elegant and spacious guest rooms and suites tastefully combine the classic and the contemporary. Comfortable furnishings and timeless style unite with leading-edge technology to create the ideal luxury hotel for today’s busy and connected travelers.

Room Rate

Please Note: NACUBO professional development programs are often sell-outs. Please secure air and hotel reservations only after confirmation of registration.

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Speakers

Jacalyn A. AskinSenior Fellow, Finance & Campus ManagementNACUBO

David BogenVice President for Academic Affairs & ProvostMaryland Institute College of Art

Catharine Bond HillManaging DirectorITHAKA

Connie BookProvost and Dean of the CollegeThe Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Susan BrennanAssociate Vice President, University Career ServicesBentley University

Clare CadyDirector, Community EngagementHOPE Center for College, Community and Justice

CPE Information

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